Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone - GMC SIERRA 1995 Manual

Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use
safety belts properly. It also
tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or "air bag" system.
A
CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear a safety belt
properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety
belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside
the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or
killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your
passengers' belts are fastened properly too.
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vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See
"Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Here's why: They
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You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't
know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In
many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away.
Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 25 years of safety belts
i n
vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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